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TIL about Guinea worm disease, a water borne parasite.

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yV5xv TIL that Samurai armour was largely made out of hemp (cannabis)
jDAE TIL that Jim Fixx, the man credited with starting the fitness revolution and demonstrating the health benefits of jogging, died of a heart attack while jogging.
nNAb TIL Archaeologists found the other half of the Mayan calendar in May
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gM06b TIL that Napoleon fought more then 70 battles in his career and lost only 8, mostly at the end